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Unit 0 Foundational MCQ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an allegory?

a)

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted in multiple ways, and remains intentional esoteric

b)

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

c)

a story, poem, or picture that criticizes society and its individuals

d)

a story, poem, or picture that uses alliteration and repetition to teach a moral lesson

2.

What is symbolism?

a)

the use of objects, people/animals, or places to represent ideas, abstractions, or qualities

b)

the attribution of human qualities to non-human things

c)

the comparison of unlike ideas that uses like or as to connect the subjects.

d)

the use of objects to replace complex ideas with satirical representations that undermine the subject.

3.

What is a broader context?

a)

A broad scope of evidence presented in an essay.

b)

Connecting themes and claims to our common human experience: the world, social-political issues, and/or historical controversies.

c)

Generalizations such as: "Throughout human history" or "Across time"

4.

A theme is...

a)

the lesson learned or messages revealed in a text or work of art

b)

the mood prevailing throughout a literary text

c)

the author's intentions, explicitly stated in the prologue

d)

the initiator of conflict in a literary work

5.

A thesis is...

a)

a theme statement that includes the author's name

b)

a claim statement that makes an defensible interpretation of about the text

c)

a restating of the prompt

d)

a restating of the theme

6.

A +1 thesis score would include which of the following elements?

a)

The prompt restated

b)

The theme integrated

c)

The text referenced

d)

The broader context acknowledged

e)

All of the above

7.

Literary analysis is...

a)

the detailed examination of the elements and structures of a piece of art to discover hidden meaning

b)

the detailed examination of the author's intentions through research outside of the text

c)

the detailed examination of the elements and structures of a text to discover hidden meaning and develop informed interpretations

d)

the detailed examination of the elements and structures of a text to discover the setting's importance

8.

What is plagiarism?

a)

the use of outside sources without citation

b)

cheating

c)

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

d)

a way to earn a 0 on assignments

e)

All of the above

9.

What is a C-E-R?

a)

Course- Education- Realization

b)

Climate- Ecology- Restoration

c)

Claim- Evidence- Reasoning

d)

Claim- Etiquette- Responsibility

10.

Which of these is an example of an in-text MLA citation for an essay?

a)

(Chopin 7)

b)

(Kate Chopin, 7)

c)

(7)

d)

(The Story of an Hour)